Sanitary measuring-faucet.



A BALLARD.

SANITARY MEASURING FAUCET.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 23. I916.

Patented Apr. 29, 1919.

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SANITARY MEASURING FAUCET.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 23. 1916- Patented Apr. 29, 1919.

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ALEXANDER BALLARD, 0F MILTONV ALE, KANSAS.

SANITARY IVIEASURING-FAUCET.

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Specification of Letters Fatent.

Patented Apr, 29, 1919..

Application filed May 23, 1916. Serial No. 99,384.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALEXANDER BALLARD, a citizen of the United States, residing at Miltonvale, in the county of Cloud and State of Kansas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Sanitary Measuring- Faucets; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

The invention relates to improvements in measuring faucets.

The object of the present invention is to improve the construction of measuring faucets and to provide a simple, practical and comparatively inexpensive sanitary measuring faucet designed for measuring various liquids such as vinegar and the like and capable of effectively excluding dust and insects from the measuring receptacle and of en abling a liquid to be easilyand accurately measured.

With these and other objects inview, the invention consists in the construction and novel combination of parts hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawing, and pointed out in the claim hereto appended; it being understood that various changes in the form, proportion, size and minor details of construction, within the scope of the claim, may be resorted to without departing from the spirit or sacrificlng any of the advantages of the invention.

In the drawing Figure 1 is a side elevation of a sanitary measuring faucet constructed in accordance with this invention,

Fig. 2 is a central vertical longitudinal sectional view of the same,

Fig. 3 is a detail sectional view of the lower portion of the measuring faucet showing the rotary valve plug in a difi'erent position from that shown in Fig. 2,

Fig. 4 is a horizontal sectional view taken substantially on the line H of Fig. 3, the rotary valve plug being arranged in a closed position at an intermediate point between the inlet opening and the spout,

Fig. 5 is a plan view of the measuring faucet the measuring receptacle being removed,

Fig. 6 is a detail sectional view illustrating the construction of the vent tube.

Fig. 7 is a detail side elevation illustrating another form of valve casing, the lower arm of the inclined pipe being formed integral with the casing.

Like numerals of reference designate corresponding parts in the several figures of the drawings.

In the accompanying drawings in which is illustrated the preferred embodiment of the invention, the measuring faucet comprises in its construction a downwardly tapered vertically disposed barrel or casin 1 having an inlet opening 2 at the back anc provided at the front with an opening 3 for the discharge of the contents of the measuring faucet and with which is connected a spout 4 preferably formed integral with the faucet casing or barrel. The faucet casing or barrel 1 is connected at its back with an inclined pipe 5 having upper and lower horizontal arms 6 and 7, the upper arm being secured in an opening in a barrel 8 or other suitable receptacle and the lower arm 7 being connected with the said casing 1. In Figs. 1 to 5 inclusive of the drawings the casing 1 is shown provided with a tubular extension 9 which is interiorly threaded to receive the lower threaded terminal 10 of the lower arm 7 of the inclined pipe 5 but the pipe may be formed integral with the casing as shown at 11 in Fig. 7 of the drawings.

The downwardly tapered casing 1 receives a rotary valve plug 12 provided with a substantially L-shaped passage 13 composed of a centrally arranged vertical branch 14 and a horizontal branch l5 which through the rotary movement of the valve plug is adapted to be carried to and from the inlet and discharge openings of the valve casing and also to a point intermediate of the said openings as illustrated in Fig. 4 of the drawings for closing the passage 13 to prevent liquid from either entering or leaving a measuring receptacle 16. The measuring receptacle 16 is preferably in the form of an inverted jar provided with graduations 17 and having an exteriorly threaded neck 18 which is screwed into a cap 19 formed integral with and carried by the rotary plug. The central vertical branch 14 of the valve plug extends to the bottom of the cap and communicates with the interior of the measuring receptacle and it will be seen that by rotating the plug the receptacle is placed into communication with the barrel and also cut off from such communication and connected with the discharge spout for discharging the contents of the receptacle. By this construction it will be seen that the liquid from the barrel may be permitted to flow into the receptacle in the desired quantity and may be discharged from the measuring receptacle as required.

In order to enable the liquid to flow freely into and out of the measuring receptacle the cap which is carried by the rotary plug is equipped with a vertical vent tube extending from the cap to the upper portion of the jar or receptacle and piercing the bottom of the cap so as to communicate with the outside atmosphere to permit the air to flow freely into the measuring receptacle and to escape therefrom. The vent pipe pierces the bottom of the cap eccentrically beyond the valve plug so that the valve mechanism does not interfere with the operation of the vent. The valve plug is retained in the barrel or casing 1 by means of a screw 21 and a disk 22 and it is tapered to fit the valve casing or barrel. The screw engages a threaded socket 23 of the plug and the disk fits against the lower edge of the barrel or casing 1. The parts of the device may be constructed of any suitable material and the arrangement is such that a strong and durable measuring faucet is provided so that the measuring receptacle will be firmly supported upon the rotary valve plug without an additional supporting means other than that formed by the inclined tube. The rotary member of Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents the measuring faucet is provided with a handle 24 extending outwardly from the flange of the cap and adapted to be conveniently grasped for rotating the valve plug.

What is claimed is A measuring device comprising a tapered barrel having inlet and outlet openings in substantially the same plane with each other, an inlet pipe connected to said inlet'opening and adapted to be connected to a supply source, an outlet pipe connected to the outlet opening, a tapered plug rotatably mounted in said barrel and having a passage including horizontal and vertical branches, said vertical branches extending through the upper end of the plug, said horizontal branch adapted to be moved to communicate with the inlet and outlet openings, a cup-shaped miember formed on the upper end of the plug, a measuring receptacle detachably secured to said cup-shaped member, a vent tube located in said receptacle and extending through the cup-shaped member and eccentrically of the plug, a plate closing the lower end of the barrel, and a set bolt securing the plate to the plug.

In testimony whereof I afiiX my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ALEXANDER BALLARD. Witnesses:

H. G. McALLIs'rEn, BEN F. SHAMBAUGH.

each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. G." 

